Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has taken a swipe at the former Vice President and PDP presidential candidate in the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, following his comment that he would win the party’s presidential primaries whenever it was held.
Governor Wike, while speaking in Port Harcourt on Sunday, said such comment by the former Vice President that he will always clinch the party could amount to taking convention delegates for granted.
“I didn’t expect him frankly speaking to say that he will always take the ticket of the party. That is going too far and taking the delegates for granted.”The governor said the outcome of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primaries will astound Nigerians.
“People should watch, there will be shock as far as PDP convention is concern. People should watch what is going to happen. People like to underrate so many persons and it is not good in politics.”
He said whoever that emerges of all the aspirants should be rest assured that the entire party will rally round and make sure that he wins the 2023 presidential election.He further said he is committed to do anything that will ensure PDP returns to power in 2023, and begin once again the process of rebuilding the nation after years of All Progressives Congress’ (APC) poor governance.
Speaking on the timetable just released by the Independent National Electoral Committee (INEC) timetable over the weekend, Governor Wike expressed confidence that the National Executive Committee (NWC) of the PDP will ensure the party abides by the timetable.
“We are law abiding party. The party will soon meet, the NEC will meet and find the way forward on how we will put our house in order and make sure we religiously follow the timetable of INEC without violating any provision of the law and guidelines that INEC may have produced.”
